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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -30,15 +30,22 @@
 // Lander class
 var Lander = Container.expand(function () {
 	var self = Container.call(this);
 	var landerGraphics = self.createAsset('lander', 'Player Lander', 0.5, 0.5);
+	self.spawnTimer = 10;
+	self.visible = false;
 	self.speedX = 0;
 	self.speedY = 0;
 	self.fuel = 500;
 	self.isThrusting = false;
 	self.isLanding = false;
 	self.update = function () {
-		if (!self.isLanding) {
+		if (self.spawnTimer > 0) {
+			self.spawnTimer--;
+			if (self.spawnTimer == 0) {
+				self.visible = true;
+			}
+		} else if (!self.isLanding) {
 			self.x += self.speedX;
 			self.y += self.speedY;
 			if (self.isThrusting && self.fuel > 0) {
 				self.speedY -= 0.2; // Thruster effect
@@ -56,9 +63,8 @@
 		thruster.visible = self.isThrusting;
 	};
 	self.land = function () {
 		self.isLanding = true;
-		self.visible = false;
 		var landedLander = game.addChild(new LandedLander());
 		landedLander.x = self.x;
 		landedLander.y = self.y;
 		landedLander.destroyAfterOneSecond();
@@ -138,19 +144,8 @@
 		levelTxt.setText('Level: ' + self.currentLevel);
 		platform.startMoving(self.currentLevel);
 		isPaused = true;
 		pauseTimer = 60;
-		// Create a new invisible lander
-		var newLander = game.addChild(new Lander());
-		newLander.visible = false;
-		newLander.x = 1024;
-		newLander.y = 250;
-		newLander.speedY = 0;
-		newLander.isLanding = false;
-		// After the pause, make the new lander visible
-		LK.setTimeout(function () {
-			newLander.visible = true;
-		}, pauseTimer * 1000 / 60);
 	};
 });
 // Asteroid class
 var Asteroid = Container.expand(function () {
@@ -418,11 +413,13 @@
 
 // Game tick update
 LK.on('tick', function () {
 	if (isPaused) {
+		lander.visible = false;
 		pauseTimer--;
 		if (pauseTimer <= 0) {
 			isPaused = false;
+			lander.visible = true;
 		}
 		return;
 	}
 	if (!isGameOver) {